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The Experience of Gettysburg: The Battle, The People, The Place |
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Program Number: |
16198RJ |
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| Duration: |
5 nights |
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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| Price starting at: |
$879.00 - Price may vary based on date, departure city |
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History & Culture
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| Meals: |
14;
5 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches, 5 Dinners |
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Vegetarian; Gluten Free |
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The Battle of Gettysburg — July 1-3, 1863 — determined the outcome of the Civil War. This bloodiest of battles left 28,000 Confederate and 23,000 Union casualties. Expert guides bring history alive as you trace battlefield strategies, separate legend from lore, and gain an understanding of the impact on the town and its people.
Highlights
• Learn how the battle affected the 2,400 civilians who called Gettysburg “home,” and meet George and Hettie Shriver, whose home has been meticulously restored to its 1860 appearance.
• Experience the new Gettysburg National Military Park & Museum and explore sites related to each day of the battle including McPherson’s Ridge, Eternal Light Peace Memorial, Barlow’s Knoll, Confederate Avenue along the Southern line of Pickett’s Charge, Little Round Top, the 20th Maine and the Wheatfield.
• Be entertained by a folk musician who plays Civil War-era music on his handmade dulcimer, banjo, accordion and harmonica.
Activity Particulars
Walking up to two miles a day; standing indoors and out; climbing flights of stairs; getting on/off a coach.
You may be interested in a three-night version of this program (#9114).
Date Specific Information
4-14-2013
Civilians of Gettysburg during and after the battle. Walking exploration of town and Gettysburg College. Relationship between Gen. Lee and Gen. Longstreet.
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8-18-2013
Iron and Irish Brigades at Gettysburg. Learn how the men from Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan were named “Iron Brigade,” led by Gen. John F. Reynolds. Stories of the heroic women of Gettysburg.
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9-8-2013
Why the North won and the South lost. Explore the battlefield discovering the significance of the monuments to the men that fought at Gettysburg.
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9-15-2013
Picket’s Charge and the Southern Perspective of the Civil War. The Prologue to America’s Greatest Battle. The Guns at Gettysburg. Meet Mrs. Pierce, a Gettysburg civilian. How the battle impacted the civilians.
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10-6-2013
Prologue to the greatest battle of the Civil War. The Underground Rail Road in Adams County. The civilians of Gettysburg. Walking exploration of town. The guns at Gettysburg.
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Coordinated by YWCA Gettysburg-Adams County.
Gettysburg
Situated on the historic Mason-Dixon Line that once divided the North from the South, Adams County is home to the city made famous by the Civil War’s 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, which is today commemorated by a National Military Park.
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Accommodations
Historic Gettysburg Hotel in the heart of downtown. Free use of indoor pool and fitness center at nearby YWCA.
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| Road Scholar Instructors | | These instructors are participating on at least one date of this program. Please note that changes may occur. | Don Markle
| | For more than 34 years Don Markle served in the intelligence community, including work as a code breaker. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland with a bachelor’s in history, government and politics. He is the author of several books including “Spies and Spymasters of the Civil War” and “Intelligence Was My Line: In Eisenhower’s Other Command.” He has lectured at the Smithsonian Institution, The National Archives and Penn State University, among many others.
| | | | Tom Jolin
| | Tom was a founding member of the West Orrtanna String Band, as well as the Orrtanna Mountain Steamers, and played with these groups from 1972 to 1999. Through funding from The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, their five albums were archived and preserved in a set, “Traditional Music from Orrtanna.” Tom is also an instrument maker, specializing in the hammer dulcimer. He is a sought after artist-in-residence and lives with his family in the foothills of the Appalachians, near Gettysburg. | | | | Ed Suplee
| | Ed Suplee is a volunteer interpreter at the Gettysburg National Military Park and a licensed battlefield guide. He has had a strong interest in Civil War history since his college days at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va. Ed’s passion for the subject continued to grow during his two years in the Army and 27-year career at MetLife. Now retired, he is able to dedicate his time and energy to teaching others about the Civil War. | | | | Chuck Teague
| | Chuck Teague is a retired Lt. Colonel, former attorney, senior pastor and adjunct professor. In addition to instructing Road Scholar participants, he has led programs for the Army and Marines, colleges, the Civil War Institute and the Women’s History Symposium. Chuck serves as chaplain for the Gettysburg Police and is an interpretative ranger with Gettysburg National Military Park. He particularly enjoys working with groups like Road Scholar where individuals are motivated to learn.
| | | | Richard Kohr
| | Richard Kohr has been a Licensed Battlefield Guide since 1995, and is the former president of the Association of Licensed Battlefield Guides. Rich has led presentations at several seminars and Civil War round tables, and has taught continuing education courses on the Gettysburg campaign at the Gettysburg campus of Harrisburg Area Community College. | | | | Gary Shaffer
| | Gary Shaffer earned a bachelor’s in architecture and has studied sociology and religion. He has been an architect, youth minister, and did graduate work at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. and the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg. Gary has an architectural practice in Gettysburg and serves as chairman of the Gettysburg Historical Architecture Review Board. He and his wife, Jamie, live in Gettysburg and have six children and three grandchildren. | | | | Mollie Back
| | Originally from Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Mollie Back received her bachelor’s from Wilkes College. As a state-certified historical interpreter, she is a member of The Pennsylvania Past Players at civil war sites as “Sarah McKim” — Philadelphian, Quaker and abolitionist. Locally, she portrays “Mrs. James Pierce,” a Gettysburg civilian mother of Tillie Pierce. Mollie designs and creates her own period clothing. | | | |
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